Mr. Murder story
A mystery writer finds that a mysterious double is trying to take over his life. It is based on a horror novel of the same name by the best-selling author Dean Koontz.
22 total · 8 major · 14 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| creative writing | major | Marty Stillwater, the protagonist of the story, was a famous mystery novelist. |
| doppelgänger | major | Alfie, a genetically engineered clone of Marty, was under the mistaken impression that Marty stole his life and memories, and Alfie took steps to take over Marty's life as a result. |
| father and son | major | Drew Oslett Jr. had a turbulent, albeit little featured, relationship with his father Drew Oslett, Sr. Drew Oslett, Jr. thought of himself as Alfie's father. |
| human cloning | major | Alfie was a genetically engineered clone of Marty. |
| husband and wife | major | Marty and Paige Stillwater. |
| self-healing ability | major | Much was made of Alfie having been genetically engineered so that his wounds healed right away. |
| speculative genetic engineering | major | Alfie was a genetically engineered clone of Marty. |
| what if I met my double | major | Marty and his family were terrorized by his murderous genetically engineered clone Alfie. |
| artificial womb | minor | Alfie was gestated in a red fluid fill, spherical chamber. |
| Christmas traditions | minor | The Stillwater was decorated for Christmas and Jingle Bells was playing in the hospital. |